Adjustable-seat attachment



Patented (it. '19, ,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1920.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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UNITED STATES `'PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE s. STUART, '0E BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

AnJUsTAELErsEAT' ATTACHMENT.

Y I Specification of Lettersilatent. i Patented' Oct; .19 1920,

- Application mea 'January 1o, 1920. serial No. 350,603.

To all w 710m t may concern y Be it known that I, GEORGE S. STUART, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the county vof McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable-Seat Attachments; and I do here-` by declare the `following to be a i'ull, clear,

and exact description'offthe invention, such as may be desired.

My present invention relates morees'pe- Vcially to a modification of the apparatus described and claimed in my Patent No. 1,325,423, granted December 16, 1919 yand entitled improvements in folding seat attachments.

My invention will be more fully understood after reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar reference symbols throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 shows the device as applied to a metallic bath tub,.the tub being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a view of the deviceI shown inv Fig. 1 as seen from the right of said figure, parts being broken away.

Fig. 3 shows a section along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, but shows the front door of the cabinet open and the shelf folded on top of the cabinet.

. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the spring catch used for securing the folding shelf to the edge of the metallicbath tub.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a modification in which two pairs of adjustable legs are substituted for the cabinet shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

Fig. 6 shows another modification in whch a single pair of legs only are used; an

Fig. 7 shows still another modification in which a single pair of legs is used, but these fold up into the body of the seat.

necte'd to the leg C by the ybolts ,"ly knuts d. Thus the cabinet or each leg Referring firstk to Figs. 1 to LLA` represents a shelf hinged as at a to thecabinet B, and lhaving a shoulder fd abutting againsty the face of said cabinet, and ya 'groove' azkadapted to fit snugly over the 1 rounded edge x of a metallic bath tub X of the usual'construction. j

If desired this shelf A may be rigidly attached tothe cabinet B, but I `prefer it hinged thereto as shown.

B represents the cabinet which is divided by the partition b into a receptacle 13y for towels vor the like, and by the partial partitlonb into a receptacle for shoe brushes,

'whiskbrooms, or other articles, not shown.

The cabinet ismounted upon legs C having `extension members C ad'ustably conand butterthereof' may be raised or lowered to conform to the heightof the bathtub, inequalities in Vthe floor, or the like.

The side walls ofthe cabinet maybe provided with suitable hand holes 5, and access to the chamber BO maybe had by means 'of a suitable door F controlled `by a latch f, as shown' inFig. 1. The front of the cabinet is provided with an opening which may be closed by the swinging ydoor Gr, secured to the blocks H pivoted onthe rod I. This door G isv provided with a suitable latch g. When the said door G is swung to the open position shown in Figure 3, it may be used as a foot rest for use in 4polishing shoes, or the like. These blocksH are secured near their front ends, as at h, to the door G, and at their rear ends have arms L adapted to yengage beneath the bottom of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 3. f

It will. be obvious that the device may be applied to the side of a bath tub, as shown in Fig. 1,?or the shelf may be folded over and the device used as a table or stand, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 instead yofi' the cabinet having chambers therein, I provide a shelf M grooved as at m to fit over the rim m of the tub X, and this shelf is supported on foury legs N 'having adjustable extensions N which may be raised or lowered by means of the bolts I) gle pair of legs N only is used to support the shelf or seat M', and inthe modificatlon shown in Fig. 7 the legs N3 supporting the shelf MP are pivoted to the rod I and swing up into the body of the seat as indicated in dotted lines in said figure.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 7 I

have provided a rail Z carried by suitablel brackets Z to which the free end of the seat is attached. l

In applying the device to the edge of a bath tub, rail, orother article, thel spring catch AO is swung out of the way, permitting the groove a2 of the seat to engage the article to which the seat is to be attached, and then upon releasing the seat the spring will snap into engagement and hold the device in place.

It will be obvious that the device may be used also in connection with the rails of beds, or other similar article, as illustrated and described in my patent aforesaid.V

It will be obvious that various modications might be made in the herein described apparatus and in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which can be used without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details of construction except as particularly pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described myinvention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A removable seat, for use with bath tubs or like household articles having a flanged edge curved to form an arch, having notched supporting rails for said seat 4tubs adapted to fit over said arch, and a curved leafv spring secured to one of said supporting rails adjacent to its notch and adapted to snap into said notch when released, and a vertically adjustable support for the opposite end of said seat, comprising a cabinet connected to said seat, and provided with a door, side blocks pivoted to said cabinet and secured to the lower edge of said door and serving as stops for said door when swung to the lowered position, whereby said door may be used as a foot rest, and vertically adjustable legs for said cabinet, substantially as described.

2. A removable seat, for use with bath or like household articles, having notched supporting rails adapted to engage said article, and a vertically adjustable support for the opposite end of said seat, comprising a cabinet connected to said seat, and vertically adjustable legs for said cabinet, substantially as described.

3. fr removable seat, for use with bath tubs or like household articles, having notched supporting rails adapted to engage said article, and a vertically adjustable support for the opposite end of said seat, cornprising a cabinet connected to said seat, and provided with a door, side blocks pivoted to said cabinet and secured to the lower edge of said door and serving as stops for said door. when swung to the lowered position, whereby said door may be used as a foot rest,-and vertically adjustable legs for Said cabinet, substantially as described.

GEORGE S. STUART. 

